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MPAA Rating: R for disturbing violent behavior, strong sexual content, nudity and language.
Run time: 95 Minutes
U.S. Release Date: October 9, 2015 (In Theaters and On Demand)
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SYNOPSIS
When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young
women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a
dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse. A sexy new thriller from director Eli
Roth, KNOCK KNOCK stars Keanu Reeves as the family man who falls into temptation and
Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas as the seductresses who wreak havoc upon his life, turning a
married man’s dark fantasy into his worst nightmare. KNOCK KNOCK will be released by
Lionsgate Premiere in theaters and On Demand on October 9th.
Lionsgate presents a Dragonfly Entertainment/Sobras International Pictures/Camp Grey
Productions production in association with Elevated Films & Black Bear Pictures, KNOCK
KNOCK. Screenplay by Eli Roth & Nicolás López & Guillermo Amoedo. Story by Anthony
Overman and Michael Ronald Ross. Directed by Eli Roth.
ABOUT KNOCK KNOCK
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
I’ve always been fascinated by the desire to leave your safe environment to explore the world
and the terrible dangers that can lead to. My first films, “Cabin Fever,” “Hostel” and “The Green
Inferno” all follow intelligent but sheltered upper-middle class students who travel to all corners
of the Earth in search of life experience and wind up wishing they had never left home. After
filming in an isolated village in the Peruvian Amazon for “The Green Inferno,” I realized I couldn’t
go much further. This led me to wonder...what happens when trouble comes to your own home?
What if temptation arrives at your doorstep, and once you let it inside the safest place you know
– where you feel completely in control - you unknowingly unleash Pandora’s Box? What
happens when your own private world you control gets taken over by an outside force and
everything you’ve built begins to crumble around you?
It is only human nature to want what we do not have. Being in my early 40’s, I now more than
ever see a disconnect with the younger generation, (generation iPhone) than ever. With the
advent of social media, teenagers sexualize themselves to such a degree that it’s difficult to
discern whether they are 14 or 24 simply from their social media pictures. In a world where
everyone has seen everything and nothing shocks, an entire generation of kids strive for
attention and validation through social media, each one trying to get more likes than the next.
For someone my age, Instagram, Vine, and Twitter do not matter. Even Facebook is not as
much of a priority if you are an established professional with a family. But that doesn’t mean the
people in their 40’s aren’t curious about that generation. Time and time again my married
friends have turned to me slyly and asked “what’s it like? Are the girls their 20’s that much
crazier today than when we were 20?” Social connectivity has shattered boundaries of what
ages are appropriate to date, and social media has made it permissive for everyone to openly
“like” each other in ways they never could before. In the age of internet pornography, nothing
seems shocking when everything that was once banned is now available on your phone. What if
you were happily married with kids, but for just one night left the safe, comfortable environment
you’ve spent a lifetime building to see what it’s like to have sex with this new, open generation
to whom nothing seems shocking?
With KNOCK KNOCK I wanted to show just how fragile the world we spend a lifetime building
actually is. What if you did everything right – you went to a good school, you dated nice people
until you met the right person, you settled down, you built a good life for yourself…and still, you
have the sinking feeling you’re missing out on something. What if you wanted to tempt fate just
for one night thinking you could get away with it? I wanted the audience to sympathize with
Evan, our main character, and to secretly make the same choices he would make. Evan tries to
do the right thing, and yet, he can’t ever truly say no to these girls who show up at his door and
seduce him. Evan constantly thinks he’s in control, and that’s his fatal flaw. People in their 40’s
have no idea the damage one can cause with social media, because they’ve never had to think
defensively in that way. Teenagers today have grown up with the threat of someone ruining your
life over a picture or a text message, so as a result they know how to destroy someone. It’s a
skill you have to develop as a teenager today, but it’s not one that would even be in a character
like Evan’s consciousness.
Artwork plays a major role in the film. My mother is an artist, and I grew up with her paintings all
over our house, and eventually was lucky enough to see them in galleries in New York, Boston
and Chicago. I’ve seen first-hand how difficult it is to create, and what it takes to fill an empty
canvas with imagination and soul. In fact, my mother in many ways is my biggest influence on
my own career as a writer/director. Yet art, at the core of it, might simply be a concept that does
not exist. Proving the existence of art is like proving the existence of God. The evidence is
everywhere, yet it only exists because someone labels it as art. To one person a sculpture
might be a priceless work of art, yet to another it might just be colored plaster. I am well aware
of my reputation for bodily harm and dismemberment, and with KNOCK KNOCK wanted to
substitute chopping off the sculpture’s limbs for a human’s. I find the destruction of art much
more painful, because the idea that no matter what we create it’s completely worthless to
another person is a very real and terrifying one. Everything we find sacred in a work of art could
mean absolutely nothing to a complete stranger, who would destroy it all with a swing of the
hammer without a second thought. I saw the artwork as a metaphor for Evan’s relationship, for
his family, for the life he built, and once he lets in a dangerous force, he risks losing everything.
I wanted KNOCK KNOCK to be a film that would stand the test of time. I wanted to create
something powerful, provocative, and at the same time fun. I don’t want to vilify the girls, I want
the audience to sympathize with them too, for they were victims of someone’s game, and what
they do to Evan they see as therapy. I wanted to see “Fatal Attraction” in the age of social
media, when what you do in the privacy of your own home suddenly becomes property of the
entire world.
ABOUT THE CAST
KEANU REEVES
Keanu Reeves is one of Hollywood’s most sought after leading men, with a box office draw
currently over $3.6 billion worldwide. Keanu recently completed production on four films,
including the courtroom drama “The Whole Truth” starring opposite Renée Zellweger, “Daughter
of God,” “The Neon Demon” and “The Bad Batch.” In 2014, Keanu starred in the hit action film
“John Wick,” and Lionsgate recently announced that a sequel is in the works.
In 2013, Keanu made his directorial debut and starred in the Tai Chi action film, “Man of Tai
Chi.” Keanu also recently starred in “47 Ronin,” an 18th century story centered on a band of
samurai who set out to avenge the death of their master. In 2012, the Reeves-produced
documentary “Side By Side,” made its debut to critical acclaim. The documentary, which
explores the history of filmmaking and the impact of new digital technology, premiered at the
Berlin International Film Festival. In the film directed by Chris Kenneally, Keanu interviewed
some of Hollywood’s major directors including James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch,
George Lucas, Danny Boyle, Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, Steven Soderbergh, Lars
Von Trier and the Wachowskis.
His list of credits include the blockbuster “The Matrix” trilogy, “Speed,” “Generation Um,”
“Henry’s Crime,” which he both starred and produced; “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” written
and directed by Rebecca Miller in a supporting role opposite Robin Wright; “The Day the Earth
Stood Still,” a remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film, starring opposite Jennifer Connelly; the cop
thriller “Street Kings” opposite Forest Whitaker; “The Lake House,” a romantic drama starring
opposite Sandra Bullock, and “A Scanner Darkly,” a highly stylized blend of live-action and
animation. Reeves also starred in the comic adaptation “Constantine,” opposite Rachel Weisz;
the independent film “Thumbsucker;” and “Something’s Gotta Give,” a romantic comedy in
which he starred opposite Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton.
Other film credits for Reeves include “Hardball,” “The Gift” opposite Cate Blanchette for which
he received critical acclaim; “Sweet November,” “The Replacements,” “A Walk in the Clouds;”
the hit thriller, “Devil’s Advocate,” opposite Al Pacino and Charlize Theron; “Little Buddha,” and
“Much Ado about Nothing,” opposite Denzel Washington, Emma Thompson and Michael
Keaton. Reeves also starred in “Bram Stoker's Dracula,” “My Own Private Idaho,” “Point Break;”
and the very popular “Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure” and its sequel, “Bill & Ted's Bogus
Journey.”
Raised in Toronto, Reeves performed in various local theater productions and on television
before relocating to Los Angeles. His first widely acclaimed role was in Tim Hunter's “River's
Edge.” He then starred in Marisa Silver's “Permanent Record,” and with Amy Madigan and Fred
Ward in “The Prince of Pennsylvania.” Yet another turn came when the actor was cast as the
innocent Danceny in Stephen Frears' highly praised “Dangerous Liaisons,” alongside Glenn
Close, John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer. He joined other outstanding casts that year in Ron
Howard's comedy, “Parenthood,” and Lawrence Kasdan's “I Love You to Death.” Audiences
saw Reeves for the first time as the romantic lead opposite Barbara Hershey in Jon Amiel's
“Tune in Tomorrow,” also starring Peter Falk. His additional credits include Tri-Star’s sci-fi
thriller, “Johnny Mnemonic;” Andrew Davis’ action film, “Chain Reaction;” and the dark comedy
“Feeling Minnesota,” directed by Steve Baigelman for New Line Cinema.
LORENZA IZZO
Lorenza Izzo recently arrived in Los Angeles from her native city Santiago, Chile and has
quickly captured the attention of Hollywood.
Audiences will next see Izzo star in the Eli Roth directed cannibal thriller “The Green Inferno”.
The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival to rave reviews and is being
released by Universal on September 25, 2015.
Other film credits include Izzo’s English-language debut was in the Dimension thriller,
“Aftershock,” directed by Nicolás López and was the female lead in the horror film “The
Stranger” which was written and directed by Guillermo Amoedo. The film was released by IFC
Films on June 12, 2015. She also starred opposite Haley Joel Osment in the romantic comedy,
“Sex Ed.”
On the small screen, she starred as the female lead in the NBC pilot, “I am Victor,” opposite
John Stamos and Matthew Lillard. She also recurred on the Gaumont/Netflix series “Hemlock
Grove,” opposite Bill Skarsgard, Famke Janssen and Landon Liboiron.
In Chile, Izzo is well known for starring in the comedies “Que Pena Tu Boda” (F*ck My
Wedding) and “Que Pena Tu Familia” (F*ck my Family), both directed by Nicolás López.
Izzo was recently featured in photographer Claiborne Swanson Frank's book "Young
Hollywood" as a new young face of Hollywood.
ANA DE ARMAS
Ana recently wrapped shooting the Warner Brothers feature film “Arms And The Dudes”,
directed by Todd Phillips (“The Hangover” franchise), in which she stars opposite Miles Teller
and Jonah Hill. The film will be released March 11, 2016.
Following a very competitive international casting search, Ana landed the coveted role of
“Felicidad” opposite Edgar Ramirez in the Roberto Duran bio pic, “Hands of Stone”. The film
about the legendary boxing champion, which also stars Academy Award® winner Robert De
Niro and was directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz (“Secuestro Express”), will be released in early
2016.
De Armas additionally worked opposite Keanu Reeves in Gee Malik Linton’s mystery-thriller,
“Daughter of God,” currently in post-production. The Cuban born actress made her feature film
debut in “Una Rosa De Francia” for the Cuban Institute of Cinematography and quickly
transitioned into one of Spain's rising film stars. Her previous credits include the Spanish films
“Por Un Punado De Besos,” “Faraday,” “Blind Alley” and “Sex, Party & Lies.”
Ana currently resides in Los Angeles.
AARON BURNS
Aaron Burns is a writer, director, and actor. He got his start at age 19 working at Troublemaker
Studios in the Visual Effects department where he worked on the films “Sin City,” “Grindhouse”
and “Machete” as a VFX artist.
After moving to Los Angeles and working as a freelance VFX artist at Paramount Studios, Burns
gained a screenwriting mentor in Todd Robinson (“White Squall,” “Lonely Hearts”). Robinson
encouraged him to begin work on his first feature film screenplay, “Blacktino,” which Burns
directed at age 25. “Blacktino” starred Michelle Rodriguez, Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey, Daryl
Sabara, and Dana Wheeler-Nicholson. The film premiered at SXSW and won best director at
the HBO NYILFF.
From there Burns moved to Chile to work on “Aftershock” with Eli Roth and Nicolás López as a
camera operator. While writing his next film, “The Green Inferno,” Roth decided to cast Burns in
a leading role as Jonah. On top of his acting responsibilities, Roth entrusted Burns to shoot and
direct second unit, and complete the visual effects for the film.
Burns has gone on to co-star in Nicolás López’s “Best Worst Friends” (2013) and Guillermo
Amoedo’s “The Stranger” (2014). He’s currently in pre-production on “Mother Tongue” which he
wrote and will direct in 2015.
IGNACIA ALLAMAND
Ignacia Allamand is a Chilean actress who started her career in television and theater at the age
of 7. At age 18 she studied acting at the Universidad Catolica in Santiago, Chile. She also
studied acting in Buenos Aires and Madrid. Allamand starred in "Se Arrienda" (2005) directed by
famed Chilean writer Alberto Fuguet, for which she was nominated for the APES award for best
actress and became the face of the “Paris” department stores.
She has worked on films around the world including Lucia Cedrón’s "Lamb of God" (2008),
Nicolás López’s "Fuck my Life" (2010) trilogy and his subsequent film ”Aftershock" (Released by
Dimension Films 2012). Allamand also co-starred in Eli Roth’s "The Green Inferno" (2014)
which filmed deep in the Peruvian Amazon.
She started working in television in 2005, under an exclusive contract with CHV until 2010
several series including "Cartas de Mujer,” "Mujeres de Lujo" and "Mala Conducta" where she
won APES award for best supporting actress in a dramatic role in 2008. Then she signed with
TVN where she starred in "Separados" (2013) "Volver a Amar" (2014) and the award winning
series "El Reemplazante.” She also starred in the mega historic series “Cobre” (2014).
Allamand currently hosts two daily live radio shows for FM Tiempo, "Calentando Motores" and
"Amiga Secreta" as well as the weekly web show "Vuela Alto TV.” She is currently the face of
Lee Jeans in Latin America and recently published an erotic short story "Gate 9" in the
anthology of erotic literature "Cuentos para ir a la Cama" by Editorial Planeta.
COLLEEN CAMP
Colleen Camp is an American actress, film producer and partner in Camp Grey Productions. As
an actress she is best known for roles in “Apocalypse Now,” David O. Russell’s “American
Hustle,” “Palo Alto,” “Four Christmases,” “Cirque du Freak,” “In Good Company,” “Election”,
“Speed 2,” “Die Hard: With A Vengeance,” “Wayne’s World”, “Sliver, Clue,” “Police Academy 2 &
4,” “Valley Girl,” “They All Laughed,” “The Game Of Death” (she sang the title song written by
John Barry), “Funny Girl,” “Smile,” “The Foreigner” and “Death Game.” Other film/TV roles
include: “Six Guys, One Car,” “American Dad,” “Entourage,” “House,” Frank Darabont’s “Mob
City,” “The Rake,” “The Roseanne Show,” “The Tom Show,” “Dallas,” and “Rich Man Poor
Man.” Film/TV Producer credits include: “An American Rhapsody” (starring Scarlett Johansson,
Nastassja Kinski & Tony Goldwyn), five AIP Creature Features for HBO with Stan Winston and
Sam Arkoff, “Earth vs the Spider,” “How To Make A Monster,” “The Day The World Ended,”
“She Creature,” and “Teenage Caveman.” Earlier films include “City Girl,” “Shattered Image”
and the documentary “The Cream Will Rise.” Colleen’s first theatre productions, as a producer,
were “Room 105” based on the life of Janis Joplin with Sophie B. Hawkins at the Macha
Theatre, Los Angeles in 2012, and “Strangers on a Train”, which she produced with Barbara
Broccoli, at the Gielgud Theatre in London in 2013/2014, along with “Love Letters” on Broadway
also with Barbara Broccoli in 2014. Upcoming films as an Actress/Producer with Camp Grey
also include Eli Roth’s “Lake Mead” and the “Truth About Lies.” Also as an actress/producer,
she is reunited with David O. Russell in his new film Joy and with Peter Bogdanovich in “She’s
Funny That Way,” Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston, and the Weitz Brother’s in “Grandma” as
an actress. Camp lives in Los Angeles where she spends time with her daughter Emily
Goldwyn, a recent Stanford University graduate and writer/actress. Camp has designed her own
line of jewelry for Bebe and has also earned a reputation of promoting artists and filmmakers
endorsing their endeavors with great success.
ABOUT THE CREW
ELI ROTH (Co-Screenwriter, Director, Producer)
Filmmaker Eli Roth, burst onto the film scene at the 2002 Toronto Film Festival, with his
directorial debut “Cabin Fever.” The film was made independently for a budget of $1.5 million
dollars, sparked a frenzied seven-studio bidding war, and went on to be Lionsgate’s highest
grossing film that year. Roth’s follow-up film, “Hostel” which he wrote, produced and directed,
earned him critical praise and was a massive worldwide hit, spawning a successful
sequel, “Hostel Part II,” also written and directed by Roth.
Up next, Roth will release the highly anticipated “The Green Inferno,” which he co-wrote,
produced and directed. The movie was shot on location in the Amazon, filming deeper into the
jungle than any previous film. Blumhouse Tilt will release the film on September 25, 2015. Most
recently, Roth hosted Discovery Channel’s hugely popular Shark Week and its late-night talk
show “Shark after Dark,” both of which hit new network high ratings with Roth hosting. Roth is
currently prepping Warner Brothers’ monster shark thriller, “Meg,” set for 2017 release.
As an actor, Roth has appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s “Death Proof” segment
of “Grindhouse” (in which he also wrote and directed the popular faux trailer “Thanksgiving” that
played between the features in the film) and “Inglorious Basterds” (in which he portrayed Sgt.
Donnie Donowitz and directed the propaganda film-within-the-film, “Nation’s Pride”). Roth and
his cast members received the Screen Actors Guild Award® for Best Ensemble, as well as the
Broadcast Film Critic’s Choice Award and the People’s Choice Award. Roth also appeared in
Nicolás López’s “Aftershock,” an earthquake thriller which he also wrote with López and
produced, which was released by Dimension. The film marks the start of Roth and López’s
“Chilewood” partnership (including the films “The Green Inferno” and KNOCK KNOCK).
Additionally as a producer Roth has produced the films, “The Last Exorcism,” “The Man with the
Iron Fists,” “The Last Exorcism Part II,” and serves as executive producer on the hit Primetime
Emmy®-nominated Netflix series, “Hemlock Grove,” which is in production on its third
season. Additionally, Roth is executive producer on “South of Hell,” and also directed the pilot
episode. The show is an original scripted series for WE TV set to premiere in 2015 alongside
Jason Blum.
Roth has been honored with the Visionary Award at the inaugural Stanley Film Festival for his
contributions to independent horror cinema, as well as the Visionary Filmmaker Award at the
San Diego Film Festival. In 2014, Roth and “Aftershock” director Nicolás López received the La
De Dios Award at Austin’s Fantastic Fest for their work filming and production work in Chile.
Also in 2014, Roth co-founded The Crypt, a multi-platform digital channel for dark and edgy
content. The Crypt's series to date have over 100 million views.
Roth currently resides in LA.
NICOLÁS LÓPEZ (Co-Screenwriter, Producer)
At 12 years old López started writing for Chile's most prestigious newspaper (El Mercurio).
At age 15, he founded the entertainment blog Sobras.com. Sobras grew and became López's
production company: Sobras International Pictures.
He directed music videos (Nominated, MTV Latino Video Music Awards, 2002) and created the
comedy show “Piloto MTV” (MTV Latin America, 2003) which he wrote, directed and starred in.
In 2004, at age 19, López wrote and directed his first feature film: “Promedio Rojo,” a teen
comedy that Quentin Tarantino called, "The funniest movie of the year." “Promedio Rojo” was a
box-office smash in Chile and it was selected in Tokyo IFF, Sitges IFF, SXSW, and Los Angeles
Film Festival.
López's second feature, the sci-fi comedy “Santos” (2008) was co-produced by Troublemaker
Studios (“Sin City”) and Telecinco Cinema (“Pan's Labyrinth”). Santos won the Special Jury
Prize at Fantastic Fest.
After “Santos,” López wrote and directed the highest grossing Chilean film of 2010: “Que Pena
tu vida” (Fuck My Life), the romantic comedy inspired a successful trilogy: “Que pena tu boda”
(Fuck My Wedding, 2011), and “Que pena tu familia” (Fuck My Family, 2012).
“Aftershock” (2013) was López's first English language film, produced by his company Sobras
and starring Eli Roth. The movie made its debut at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.
López produced and co-wrote Eli Roth’s “The Green Inferno” (2013).
In 2013 he produced Guillermo Amoedo’s “The Stranger” and directed and wrote ”Mis Peores
Amigos,” sequel to his first film “Promedio Roj.”
He co-wrote and produced the highest grossing Chilean film of 2014, “Fuerzas Especiales.”
He’s actually writing the sci-fi thriller “The Hive” with David O. Russell and Eli Roth, producing
the sequel to “Fuerzas Especiales” in Chile and prepping his new comedy as a director: “I’m Not
Crazy.”
GUILLERMO AMOEDO (Co-Writer)
Guillermo Amoedo Schultze (born 2 March 1983 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan director and
screenwriter, working in Santiago, Chile since 2007. Amoedo is the co-writer, with Nicolás
López, of the films “Que Pena Tu Vida” (2010), “Que Pena Tu Boda” (2011), “Que Pena Tu
Familia” (2012) and “My Best Worst Friends” (2013) and, with Eli Roth, of the films “Aftershock”
(2012), and “The Green Inferno” (2013). He has also written and directed the TV movies
“Retorno” (2010), “El Crack” (2011) and the feature film “The Stranger” (2014).
Amoedo received a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Montevideo and later
graduated as a Master in Screenwriting at the University of Los Andes in Santiago, where he
now teaches practice writing classes.
ANTHONY OVERMAN (Co-Screenwriter) Bio Forthcoming
MICHAEL RONALD ROSS (Co-Screenwriter) Bio Forthcoming
MIGUEL ASENSIO LLAMAS (Producer)
Miguel Asensio was born in 1967 in Avilés, Asturias, Spain as Miguel Asensio Llamas. He is a
producer and production manager, and the feature films “Aftershock” (2012), “The Green
Inferno” (2014) and KNOCK KNOCK.
A certified biologist from Oviedo University in Spain, Miguel realized he could not dedicate his
life to science and started studying film at the Escuela de Imagen y Sonido (School for Image
and Sound) in La Coruna, Spain. He capped his studies with a Masters in the History and
Aesthetics of Cinema from the Universidad de Valladolid in Spain.
Migel began co-producing films in Latin America and in 2006, settled down in Chile to found
Sobras S.A. with Nicolás López. He produced their first feature film, the dark teen comedy and
box office sensation “Promedio Rojo.” It was selected by film festivals across the world including
Mar del Plata IFF (Argentina), Tokyo IFF (Japan), Sitges IFF (Spain), the SXSW and Los
Angeles Film Festival (US).
Miguel went on to produce the sci-fi romantic comedy “Santos” (2008), which won the Special
Jury Prize at Fantastic Fest and served as producer on the successful romantic comedy trilogy:
“Que Pena Tu Vida” (2010), “Que Pena Tu Boda,” (2011), and “Que Pena Tu Familia” (2012).
Breaking into the U.S. market, Miguel produced “Aftershock” (2012) along with Eli Roth, and
Brian Oliver. The film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival. Then came “The
Stranger” (2014). He is also the CEO of Sobras International Pictures.
Having gained a reputation for taking on micro budget films and churning out a high quality
production look, Miguel plans to keep using this model as he expands Sobras reach
internationally. He currently resides in Santiago, Chile.
CASSIAN ELWES (Producer)
Cassian Elwes (born 7 August 1959) is an independent film producer and agent, and is widely
regarded as one of the most influential people in the independent film industry.
Cassian Elwes is a son of Dominic Elwes, a portrait painter, and Tessa Kennedy, an interior
designer. He is the brother of actor Cary Elwes and artist Damian Elwes. He is the stepson of
Elliott Kastner, an American film producer.
Elwes began his producing career with 1983's "Oxford Blues" starring Rob Lowe and Ally
Sheedy and quickly went on to make another 29 films, including "Men at Work,” with Emilio
Estevez and Charlie Sheen, and "The Chase" with Sheen.
In 1995, Elwes joined William Morris. His first effort was the long stalled project "The English
Patient" which won best picture that year. He quickly followed up with such indie hits as
"Slingblade" and "The Apostle," both of which were nominated for multiple Oscars. "Monster's
Ball" was their follow up, which won the Oscar for Halle Berry.
The Hollywood Reporter has said that Elwes was "involved in a virtual who's who of every great
independent film of the last ten years" with films such as "Thank You For Smoking,” "Half
Nelson,” and "Frozen River" (the last two of which garnered Oscar nominations for Ryan
Gosling and Melissa Leo respectively).
"What people lose sight of," Elwes said to Screen International, "is that these films cost a tenth
of the films that they competed against at the Academy Awards®. The privilege was the
recognition."
Elwes is an expert in the field of arranging financing and distribution for independent films
having done so for 283 films during his tenure at William Morris Independent.
Since leaving William Morris Independent, Elwes has been involved in arranging financing and
distribution for 23 films including "Lawless," directed by John Hillcoat ("The Road"), starring Shia
LaBeouf and Tom Hardy, and the thriller "The Paperboy," directed by Lee Daniels ("Precious"),
starring Matthew McConaughey and Zac Efron. Elwes produced the period drama The Butler,
which was directed by Lee Daniels and featured an ensemble cast, including Forest Whitaker,
Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Terrence Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan
Rickman, Liev Schreiber, and Robin Williams, among others.
Additionally, he produced "Dallas Buyers Club" starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer
Garner, "Saints" starring Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck and Ben Foster, and "Hateship,
Loveship" starring Kristen Wiig, Guy Pearce, Hailee Steinfeld and Nick Nolte.
On 29 October 2013 Elwes launched the Cassian Elwes Independent Screenwriter Fellowship,
in conjunction with The Black List, to award one writer an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2014
Sundance Film Festival and mentorship from Elwes. Elwes and The Black List plan to award the
fellowship annually.
From 1994 to 2009, he co-headed William Morris Independent as an agent at The William
Morris Agency, representing independent films and independent film producers; a position he
held until the merger of that agency with Endeavor.
He is also a producer in a Chilean production called “The Stranger” that had its world premiere
in the Fantastic Fest Austin in September 2014.
COLLEEN CAMP
*See about cast section for bio
CREDITS
LIONSGATE
Presents
A
DRAGONFLY ENTERTAINMENT
SOBRAS INTERNATIONAL PICTURES
CAMP GRE PRODUCTIONS
Production
In Association with
ELEVATED FILMS
& BLACK BEAR PICTURES
Directed by
ELI ROTH
Story by
ANTHONY OVERMAN AND
MICHAEL RONALD ROSS
Screenplay by
ELI ROTH &
NICOLÁS LÓPEZ &
GUILLERMO AMOEDO
Produced by
ELI ROTH
NICOLÁS LÓPEZ
MIGUEL ASENSIO LLAMAS
Produced by
COLLEN CAMP
TIM DEGRAYE
CASSIAN ELWES
Executive Producers
KEANU REEVES
TEDDY SCHWARZMAN
SONDRA LOCKE
Executive Producers
PETER TRAYNOR
LARRY SPIEGEL
Director of Photography ANTONIO QUERCIA
Production Designer
MARICHI PALACIOS
Music
MANUEL RIVEIRO
Editor
DIEGO MACHO GÓMEZ
Costume Designer
ELISA HORMAZÁBAL
Visual Effects Supervisor RODRIGO ROJAS ECHAIZ
Makeup & Hair by
FELIPE FIGUEROA
Casting by
SHEILA JAFFE
KEANU REEVES
LORENZA IZZO
ANA DE ARMAS
KNOCK KNOCK
with
AARON BURNS
IGNACIA ALLAMAND
and
COLLEEN CAMP
EVAN
GENESIS
BEL
LOUIS
KAREN
Keanu Reeves
Lorenza Izzo
Ana de Armas
Aaron Burns
Ignacia Allamand
JAKE
LISA
VIVIAN
UBER DRIVER
MONKEY
Daniel Baily
Megan Baily
Colleen Camp
Antonio Quercia
Otto
Keanu Reeves
Stunt Double
Ana de Armas
Stunt Double
Stunt
Salvador Allende
Keanu Reeves
Body Double
Lorenza Izzo
Body Double
Ana De Armas
Body Double
Manuel Ayala
Carolina Chacón
Claudio Farías
María Jesús Marcone
Camila Miguel
Line Producer
Miguel Asensio Llamas
First Assistant Director Pablo Atienza
Production Manager
Production
Controller USA
Production Controller
Chile
Production Supervisor
Lizzy Becker
Lavinia Zetina
Script Supervisor
Production Coordinator
Accountant Supervisor
Assistant to Production
Controller
Gabriela Sobarzo
Marcela Peña Karvonen
Marlene Vargas
José Gutierrez Jr.
Second Assistant
Director
Second Second
Assistant Director
On Set Director
Assistant
Constanza Majluf
Stunt Coordinator &
Fight Choreographer
Fight Assistant
Wernher Shurman
Camera Operator
Focus Puller
Camera Assistant
Chechu Graf
Juan José del Campo
Álvaro Aliaga
Steadicam Operator
Mirko Zlatar
Andrés Garcés
Leonardo Saldaño
Diego Miranda
Uwe Dietricht
Assistant
Dolly Operator
Diego Izquierdo
Tadeo Castelvero
Guillermo Briones
Sergio Allard
Jorge Vergara
Drone Operator
Pablo Duque
Esteban Rodríguez
Daniel Doren
Art Director
Fernando Alé
Wardrobe Supervisor
Wardrobe PA
Camila Aravena
Constanza Cena
Set Decorator
Set Dresser
Valentina Newman
Sophie Jackson
Margarita Plasencia
Mariana Milos
Pablo Arancibia
Esteban Sagredo
Olivia Allamand
Nikolas Sato
Artist - Sculptor
Artist - Painter
Prop Master
Prop Assistant
Carolina Varela
Camila Gonzalez
Art Runner
Romano Sanhueza
Andrea Cabrera
Art Dept. Graphic
Design
Nicolás Pérez de Arce
Makeup &
Hair Department
Paul Bichon
Manuel Farías
Cristian Barraza
Make Up FX
Zaccony Producciones
Key Production
Assistant
PA
Eric Kleinsteuber
Alberto Alen
Alejandro Molina
Camp Grey Exec.
Prod. Assistant
Meriam Azusada
Kyle Scully
Assistant to
Colleen Camp
Camp Grey PA
Maxina Franzoni
Jordan Frazier
Additional Casting
Casting Chile
Animal Wrangler
"Monkey"
Justine Hempe
Fenomenal Agency - Zuzu Oliel
Pamela Gana
Camila Gonzalez
Gaffer
Best Boy Electric
Electrician
Jorge Cáceres
Carlos Cáceres
Ignacio Molina
Juan Manuel Rodríguez
Diego Puga
Victor Ávila
HMI Operator
Generator Operator
Location Manager
Alberto Spies
Post Production
Supervisor
Andre Coutu
Sound Services by
AURAL
Sound Mixer
Boom Operator
Mauricio Molina
Soledad Andrade
Making Of & Still
Photographer
Eduardo Moreno
Production Legal
Production Attorney
Work Permits Chile
Peter Hoffman
Diego Valenzuela
Rafael Morris
Script Translator
Andrzej Rattinger
Drivers
Marcelo Valdés
Sergio Valdés
Ronald Loyola
Lighting Driver
Víctor Ávila
Art Department Driver Marco Ruz
Container Supplier
Construcciones IP Ltda.
Arriveco Contenedores Ltda.
Furniture
Jarpa y Diseño
Motorhome
Luis Gonzalez
Motorhome Bathroom Jaime Moya
Catering Services
Catering de Película
Dominique Baeza
Pilar Bravo
Javiera Gazzari
Felipe Muñoz
Assistant to Mr. Roth Matt Morrow
Assistant to Mr. Roth Sonja Haavisto
- Chile
Assistant to Mr. Reeves Janey Bergam
Driver for Mr. Reeves Nicolás Buenaventura
Visual Fx by
SOBRAS DIGITAL
VFX Supervisor
VFX Artist
Rodrigo Rojas Echais
Camila Acevedo
Félix Vergara
Patricio Alvarez
2ND UNIT
Electrician
Camera Assistant
Pablo Duke
Pablo Vergara
Focuss Puller
Art Runner
Nicolás Salas
Jorge Simonian
Light Supplier
Sound Supplier
Drone Supplier
Congo Films Chile
Servicios Integrales de Sonido Aural Ltda.
Octocam.cl
Music Supervisor
Music Licensing
Composer
Violín & Viola
Piano & Programming
Sokio/Ponk Productions
Brian Godshall
Manuel Riveiro
Harry C
Manuel Riveiro
Post Production
Services By
Filmosonido
SANTIAGO - CHILE
Management
Accounting
Marcos de Aguirre
María Teresa Bacigalupe
Valeria Otárola
DI Producer
Pamela Valenzuela
Digital Colorist
Ismael Cabrera
Technical Supervisor Claudio Hijerra
& DCDM/DCPCreator Oscar Carabante
Technical Room
Mauricio Molina
Operator
Mauricio López
Re-Recording Mixers Martín Seltzer
Sound Designer
Mauricio Molina
Sound Effects Editor
Cintia Díaz
Dialog and ADR Editor Karen Cruces
Foley Artist
Mauricio Castañeda
Foley Recording
Soledad Vargas
and Editing
MUSIC
“Winter Nights”
Composed by Jerónimo Hill
Performed by Goyele
Courtesy of IA Music
"Detroit City Rock"
Composed by Paul Stanley, Robert Ezrin
Performed by Kiss
Courtesy of Island Records under license
from Universal Music Enterprises
“You Never Knew”
Composed by Matthew Rolin
Performed by Nowhere
Courtesy of Directional Music
and Jurrassic Pop Records
Published by Universal Polygram Int.
Publishing Inc. on behalf of Café
Americana, Inc., Hori Prod. America, Inc.,
All By Myself Publishing Co. Intersong
USA, Inc. o/b/o Café Americana, Inc.
"Somewhere to Run"
Composed by Emeen Zarookian
Performed by Emeen Zarookian
Courtesy of Directional Music
"Soul Wurll Funk"
Composed by Jimmy Deer
Performed by Jimmy Deer
Courtesy of Directional Music
"Lonely Town"
Composed by Stefano Mastronardi
Performed by Stefano Mastronardi
Courtesy of Directional Music
Courtesy of Directional Music
"Union Street Shuffle"
Composed by Matthew Matteus and
Jeremy Chatelain
Performed by Timber Music Supply
"Casser (Sokio Remix)"
Composed by Edith Crash
Performed by Edith Crash
Courtesy of Edith Crash
"Prenderemos Fuego"
Composed by Francisca Valenzuela
Performed by Francisca Valenzuela
Courtesy of Francisca Valenzuela
"Calma Que No"
Composed by Diego Palma
Performed by Jumper Joy
Courtesy of Ponk Records
"We Are Dead"
Composed by Dale Gonyea
Performed by Dale Gonyea
Courtesy of Dale Gonyea
"Talking to The Devil"
Composed by Richard Taylor,
Greg McGee, Perry Morris, Richie King
Performed by Sorcery
Courtesy of Perry Morris
"Daddy Was Wrong"
Composed by Ben Riesman
Performed by Les Fits
Courtesy of Ben Riesman
"Grandma Belle's Song"
Composed and Performed by
Lorenza Izzo
Courtesy of Lorenza Izzo
Beggars Group Media Limited
"Where Is My Mind"
Composed by Charles Thompson
Performed by Pixies
Courtesy of 4AD By Arrangement with
"Cavaleade"
Composed by Roger Renaud
Courtesy of Justement Music
Under license from 5 Alarm Music
Published by Songs of Universal, Inc,
"Family Feud" clip courtesy of Fremantle Media North America Ltd
"Family Feud - Theme"
Written by Robert Arnold Israel
SPECIAL THANKS
Antonio Eguiguren
Rosita Parsons
Gene Simmons
Jay Baker
Carlos Goodman
Naida Albright
Monkey
Evenly Mabel
Julie Rice
Kim Lawrence
Simon Halls
Katherine Rowe
David Acievo
Lululemon
Nike
Kim Lawrence
Freemantle Media
Thom Beers
Lee Rierson
Jon Bily
Elliott Rootsey
Tecnoplot
www.marianamilos.cl
Gumercindo Caqueo
Segundo Armijo
Cristián Armijo
Maikoel Gonzales
Carla Donoso
Daniel Hormazabal
María Eugenia Valdivia
Elise Degraye
Liliane Huguet
Loic Huguet
Joe Cohen
Christian Valentini
Roeg Sutherland
Josh Lieberman
Jill Littman
David O. Russell
Emily Goldwyn
John Goldwyn
Jordan Frazier
Dorothy Camp
Wilson Camp
Bob Murowski
Peter Hoffman
Joseph Cohen
Esteban Llugay
Felipe Cood
Enrique Kuller
Paz Bascuñan
Amparo Hernandez
Castillo Customs Agent
VM Elite Viajes Ltda.
Con
Condominio Hacienda Chicureo
Barrio Cumbre Los Nogales
Carabineros de Chile
María Pia Lowe
Fernanda Tapoa
Gonzalo Rubio Telas y familia
Thiermann
María Teresa Carmona
Filmed on location in Santiago, Chile.
Campgrey Productions
Mosso
Volvo
Dragonfly
Sobras International Pictures
Cinema EOS Canon
3D Inside
Pioneer Dj
Soulcycle
Any similarity to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental and not intended.
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